Press Releases
What Guy Fawkes can teach us about the sky at night
With bonfire night on the horizon, scientists reveal just why fireworks are differently coloured and what this can teach us about stars in space.
Learning to forget – a weapon in the arsenal against harmful AI
With the AI summit well underway, researchers are keen to raise the very real problem associated with the technology – teaching it how to forget.
University programme credited for helping West Midlands cut energy consumption by 32%
A university programme which helped SMEs reduce energy consumption by 32% has been nominated for a national sustainability award.
Scientists receive funding to create a universal software for quantum dynamics simulations
For the first time, scientists will develop a universal software framework for simulations, removing many barriers that exist to achieving a deeper understanding across the quantum world.
First JWST observations of a ‘Kilonova’ merger of two stars
For the first time, the JWST has observed the rare merger of two dense neutron stars (known as a kilonova) – in a spiral galaxy a billion light years away.
A Gourd day for a pumpkin: the health benefits of this over-looked veg
Pumpkins make their appearance every Halloween, swiftly disappearing for the next year, but scientists believe we are over-looking their health benefits.